Urbex Photographer Documents an Abandoned Masonic Temple

In recent years, largely thanks to the likes of author Dan Brown, freemasonry has become a household name. A fraternal organisation with its roots in the stonemasons’ guilds of old, Freemasonry has been connected by conspiracy theorists to the mythical Illuminati and other so-called secret societies. The truth, of course, is rather more mundane, with a strong emphasis placed on community and charity work through the Masonic Lodge. Even so, you’d expect interest in the craft to be thriving, given the attention it’s received indirectly over the last decade via Hollywood and numerous books. But that doesn’t appear to be the case with the deserted building in these photographs, documented by urban explorer Dan Raven. The location is believed to be an abandoned masonic temple, and it’s clearly been some time since the last meeting took place, or ritual performed.